Thread: Is "Splash" an Acceptable Noun, Verb, or Adjective?

In light of our friend fccexpert's constant aversion to the word "splash being used here constantly I thought I'd put this question out to everyone.

I forgot to mention that the spirit of this poll is fun, and not meant to start a heated debate.....

None of the above... all of the above are mutually exclusive, I think the whole point is that 'splash' is a verb which has been colloquially transmuted into a noun describing a product with which one splashes oneself....

From Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online

There are multiple uses of the word splash, but here's the entry relative to aftershave.

Main Entry: 2splash
Function: noun
Date: 1736

1 a (1) : splashed liquid or semiliquid substance; also : impounded water released suddenly (2) : a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid <a mud splash on the fender> b : a colored patch
2 a : the action of splashing b : a short plunge
3 : a sound produced by or as if by a liquid falling, moving, being hurled, or oscillating
4 a : a vivid impression created especially by ostentatious activity or appearance b : ostentatious display
5 : a small amount : sprinkling

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I forgot to mention that the spirit of this poll is fun, and not meant to start a heated debate.....

Good thing, because I was going to let into you for trying to pass 'adversion' off as a word.

Originally Posted by xman

Good thing, because I was going to let into you for trying to pass 'adversion' off as a word.

I thought adversion was an aversion to the use of adverbs...??

One of the best, and simultaneously worst, things in my mind about a living language is it is ever changing and evolving, whether we like or agree with it or not. Who are we, for example, to bemoan the flagrant and scandalous dropping of the Queen's own "u" from many words by our dearest US cousins (cosins? )?

In fact, as time progresses words often change meanings as well as grammatical identity. "Gay", for example. Enid Blyton would be mortified if she were alive today. So I say we give a big warm splash to splash. And to those who refuse to acknowledge the ever-changing splash of words like splash, I say to you, there is a time and splash for everything, and for everything there is a splash.

Good splash to you all.

James.

We lather with lather, brush with a brush, so why can't we'uns splash on after shave lotion? Then there's drink a drink...

I've always thought of it like this:

Aftershave or 'aftershave splash' is a thin, alcohol-based liquid applied to the face after a shave

A lotion is the stuff grandma puts on her hands a couple times a day to keep them from drying out.

A balm is that waxy stuff in a tube that you apply to your lips to keep them from drying out.

The way I was brought up was that an aftershave must 1) have an alcohol base and 2) burn a bit when applied. Secondly, there is no such a thing as an 'aftershave balm' or an 'aftershave lotion'

I think that some of this debate comes from regional colloquialisms we use. In Cental California, I've NEVER heard anybody use the term aftershave-balm or aftershave-lotion...EVER

Originally Posted by red96ta

I've always thought of it like this:

Aftershave or 'aftershave splash' is a thin, alcohol-based liquid applied to the face after a shave

A lotion is the stuff grandma puts on her hands a couple times a day to keep them from drying out.

A balm is that waxy stuff in a tube that you apply to your lips to keep them from drying out.

The way I was brought up was that an aftershave must 1) have an alcohol base and 2) burn a bit when applied. Secondly, there is no such a thing as an 'aftershave balm' or an 'aftershave lotion'

I think that some of this debate comes from regional colloquialisms we use. In Cental California, I've NEVER heard anybody use the term aftershave-balm or aftershave-lotion...EVER

And up here on the tundra we don't have aftershave splashes, just bay rums. It's an interesting world, hmm?

Originally Posted by xman

Good thing, because I was going to let into you for trying to pass 'adversion' off as a word.

X, everyone's entitled to a typo every now and then. Even me